diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index 63de54b2..4039b256 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ class Database:
                                        user = c.supported_databases[db_name].db_user,
                                        passwd = c.supported_databases[db_name].db_pass,
                                        db = c.supported_databases[db_name].db_name)
+                cur_iso = self.connection.cursor() 
+                cur_iso.execute('SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED') 
+                cur_iso.close()
+
             except:
                 print "Error opening database connection %s.  See error log file." % (file)
                 traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example
index aeeaa219..3a595fe2 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example
+++ b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <FreePokerToolsConfig xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="FreePokerToolsConfig.xsd">
 	<supported_sites>
-	    <site enabled="True" site_name="PokerStars" table_finder="PokerStars" screen_name="DO NOT NEED THIS YET" site_path="~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/PokerStars/" HH_path="~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/PokerStars/HandHistory/abc/" decoder="pokerstars_decode_table" converter="passthrough" supported_games="holdem,razz,omahahi,omahahilo,studhi,studhilo">
+	    <site enabled="True" site_name="PokerStars" table_finder="PokerStars.exe" screen_name="DO NOT NEED THIS YET" site_path="~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/PokerStars/" HH_path="~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/PokerStars/HandHistory/abc/" decoder="pokerstars_decode_table" converter="passthrough" supported_games="holdem,razz,omahahi,omahahilo,studhi,studhilo">
 	        <layout max="8" width="792" height="546" fav_seat="0">
 	        	<location seat="1" x="684" y="61">  </location>
 	        	<location seat="2" x="689" y="239"> </location>
@@ -84,39 +84,30 @@
 	        	<location seat="9" x="70" y="53">  </location>
 	        </layout>
 	    </site>
-	    <site enabled="False" site_name="Everleaf" table_finder="Everleaf.exe" screen_name="DO NOT NEED THIS YET" site_path="" HH_path="" decoder="everleaf_decode_table" converter="EverleafToFpdb" supported_games="holdem">
-	        <layout fav_seat="0" height="547" max="8" width="794">
-	        	<location seat="1" x="640" y="64">  </location>
-	        	<location seat="2" x="650" y="230"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="3" x="650" y="385"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="4" x="588" y="425"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="5" x="92" y="425"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="6" x="0" y="373"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="7" x="0" y="223"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="8" x="25" y="50">  </location>
+	    <site enabled="False" site_name="Everleaf" table_finder="Poker.exe" screen_name="DO NOT NEED THIS YET" site_path="" HH_path="" decoder="Unknown" converter="EverleafToFpdb" supported_games="holdem,razz,omahahi,omahahilo,studhi" fgcolor="#48D1CC" bgcolor="#000000">
+		<layout fav_seat="0" height="546" max="6" width="792">
+	        	<location seat="1" x="581" y="109"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="2" x="605" y="287"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="3" x="544" y="423"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="4" x="80" y="393"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="5" x="5" y="284"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="6" x="38" y="108"> </location>
 	        </layout>
-	        <layout fav_seat="0" height="547" max="6" width="794">
-	        	<location seat="1" x="640" y="58"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="2" x="654" y="288"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="3" x="615" y="424"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="4" x="70" y="421"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="5" x="0" y="280"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="6" x="70" y="58"> </location>
+	        <layout fav_seat="0" height="546" max="10" width="792">
+	        	<location seat="1" x="473" y="78">  </location>
+	        	<location seat="2" x="650" y="93"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="3" x="670" y="219"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="4" x="633" y="358"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="5" x="437" y="393"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="6" x="249" y="396"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="7" x="42" y="357"> </location>
+	        	<location seat="8" x="8" y="218">  </location>
+	        	<location seat="9" x="35" y="89">  </location>
+	        	<location seat="10" x="217" y="78">  </location>
 	        </layout>
-	        <layout fav_seat="0" height="547" max="2" width="794">
+	        <layout fav_seat="0" height="546" max="2" width="792">
 	        	<location seat="1" x="651" y="288"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="2" x="10"  y="288"> </location>
-	        </layout>
-	        <layout fav_seat="0" height="547" max="9" width="794">
-	        	<location seat="1" x="634" y="38">  </location>
-	        	<location seat="2" x="667" y="184"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="3" x="667" y="321"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="4" x="667" y="445"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="5" x="337" y="459"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="6" x="0" y="400"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="7" x="0" y="322"> </location>
-	        	<location seat="8" x="0" y="181">  </location>
-	        	<location seat="9" x="70" y="53">  </location>
+	        	<location seat="2" x="10" y="288"> </location>
 	        </layout>
 	    </site>
     </supported_sites>
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py b/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py
index a157cf46..b1955a6b 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ def update_HUD(new_hand_id, table_name, config, stat_dict):
 def read_stdin():            # This is the thread function
     global hud_dict
 
+    db_connection = Database.Database(config, db_name, 'temp')
     while True: # wait for a new hand number on stdin
         new_hand_id = sys.stdin.readline()
         new_hand_id = string.rstrip(new_hand_id)
@@ -101,10 +102,8 @@ def read_stdin():            # This is the thread function
                 del(hud_dict[h])
 
 #    connect to the db and get basic info about the new hand
-        db_connection = Database.Database(config, db_name, 'temp')
         (table_name, max, poker_game) = db_connection.get_table_name(new_hand_id)
         stat_dict = db_connection.get_stats_from_hand(new_hand_id)
-        db_connection.close_connection()
 
 #    if a hud for this table exists, just update it
         if hud_dict.has_key(table_name):
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hud.py b/pyfpdb/Hud.py
index ebea595a..2712c55b 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hud.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hud.py
@@ -399,6 +399,14 @@ class Popup_window:
 #    need an event box so we can respond to clicks
         self.window.add(self.ebox)
         self.ebox.add(self.lab)
+        
+        self.ebox.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(stat_window.parent.colors['hudbgcolor']))
+        self.ebox.modify_fg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(stat_window.parent.colors['hudfgcolor']))
+        self.window.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(stat_window.parent.colors['hudbgcolor']))
+        self.window.modify_fg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(stat_window.parent.colors['hudfgcolor']))
+        self.lab.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(stat_window.parent.colors['hudbgcolor']))
+        self.lab.modify_fg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(stat_window.parent.colors['hudfgcolor']))        
+        
         self.window.realize
 
 #    figure out the row, col address of the click that activated the popup
@@ -440,6 +448,9 @@ class Popup_window:
 
         self.lab.set_text(pu_text)        
         self.window.show_all()
+        
+        self.window.set_transient_for(stat_window.main_window)
+
 #    set_keep_above(1) for windows
         if os.name == 'nt': self.topify_window(self.window)